Members of President Trump’s cabinet see their jobs as “total obedience to the president’s will,” the columnist Jamelle Bouie argues, and that means we should all be very worried about how the war in Iran could unfold.
A federal jury in Brooklyn found Asif Merchant guilty on Friday of plotting to kill American politicians, in a scheme backed by the Iranian government.
Russia likely behind Iran's increased precision in hitting Gulf targets Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 18:33 The damage to US assets may be far worse than what the Trump administration is willing to acknowledge Smoke rises from an explosion in the direction of the Ali al-Salem air base after a likely Iranian strike, in Al Jahra, Kuwait, on 6 March 2026 (Social media video obtained by Reuters) Off Despite the US secretary of war rebuffing a question about Russia's involvement in the US-Israeli war with Iran this week, it appears Moscow's intelligence could be helping to refine Iran's targeting of American assets in the region. The Washington Post, citing unnamed US officials, reported that Iran is now better able to track US warships and aircraft because of assistance from its longtime ally. Middle East Eye has reached out to the State Department for confirmation, but did not receive a response in time for publication.
MANAMA,7th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command announced that air defence systems continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian aggression. Since the onset of these attacks, 84 missiles and 147 drones targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain have been intercepted and destroyed.
Israel’s air forces shifted their focus back to Iran on Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Lebanon, which was quickly becoming one of the largest fronts in the regional conflict.
Washington DC [US], March 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) held a meeting with the largest American defence manufacturing companies, and said that they have agreed to quadruple the production of 'exquisite class' weaponry.
Washington DC [US], March 7 (ANI): As the conflict in West Asia further intensifies, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told media on Friday (US local time) that the achievable objectives of Operation Epic Fury are expected to last about four to six weeks and further added that the US has enough ammunition and stockpile to achieve the objectives of the Operation and beyond.
Azerbaijani media reported that the country’s security service has placed several operatives of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under pursuit for allegedly preparing “terrorist acts” and has foiled their plots.
Satellite firm delays release of images over Gulf states US satellite company Planet Labs PBC said it will delay the release of new imagery covering Gulf states and nearby areas impacted by the Israeli-US war on Iran. The company said all new images taken over the Gulf states and neighbouring countries, excluding Iran, will face a mandatory 96-hour delay before being added to its archive. Planet Labs said the move is meant to prevent adversarial actors from using the images in ways that could endanger allied and NATO-partner personnel and civilians in the region.
KUWAIT, 7th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The State of Kuwait announced that the Kuwait Armed Forces intercepted and destroyed on Friday 12 drones and 14 missiles fired from Iran.
DOHA, 7th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Defence of the State of Qatar announced that the country was subjected to waves of attacks from Iran involving 10 drones, starting from dawn on Friday until early evening Saturday.
Kurdish fighters say they would join US ground invasion of Iran Iranian Kurdish dissident fighters based in northern Iraq say they are not preparing an immediate cross-border attack on Iran, but would take part in a US-led ground invasion if one were launched. Officials from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) told the Associated Press their forces would fight alongside coalition troops in such a scenario, though they said Kurdish groups should not serve as the “spearhead” of the operation. Khalil Nadiri, a PAK official, said the group also has armed members inside Iran who could potentially join an uprising.
Why India's Narendra Modi chose to back Israel over Iran Submitted by Azad Essa on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:15 The shift reflects India's effort to strengthen ties with Israel to advance both its domestic and foreign policy objectives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, during a press conference in Jerusalem, on 26 February 2026 (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP) Off Why did India's Narendra Modi travel to Israel two days before the US and Israel launched a war on Iran ? That's the question Indians have been trying to answer over the last several days. The war in Iran, which has claimed 1,000 lives in Iran and wreaked havoc across the entire Gulf over the past seven days, already looks set to be one of the most consequential wars in the Middle East for a generation.
Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz but warns US and Israeli ships A spokesperson for the Iranian military says that Tehran does not plan to close the vital martime route, but rather the reason for a drop in traffic through the strait is the danger posed by the ongoing Israeli-US war on the country "We will not prevent any ship wishing to cross the Strait of Hormuz, but the responsibility for its security lies with the ship itself", the spokesperson said. "We will target any ship belong to the Zionist entity [Israel] and America if it attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is gearing up for a long war of attrition against Israel and the US Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 18:14 There are no more red lines for Tehran - just a slow, calculated strategy to exploit the blind spots of Washington and its allies A photo released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in February 2026 shows a rocket being fired during a military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz (Sepah News/AFP) Off A massive Israeli strike last weekend, reportedly aided by US intelligence tracking, flattened the compound housing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of his closest aides. It was the opening salvo in the long-awaited US-Israeli war on Iran, even though the latter had just put forward a significant proposal during negotiations in Geneva. While the Trump administration has presented this onslaught as a preventive measure, what it was supposed to prevent remains unclear; US intelligence has confirmed that there was no indication of an imminent attack from Iran.
Qatar partially resumes air traffic via emergency routes Qatar's General Authority of Civil Aviation said air traffic is partially resuming through "dedicated emergency air routes with limited capacity," the Qatar News Agency reported. Much of the Middle East's airspace has been closed following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the region.
ABU DHABI, 6th March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today paid a visit to a number of individuals injured in the recent Iranian attacks and currently receiving treatment in hospital, wishing them a speedy recovery and a safe return to their families in good health.
Drone targets hotel in Iraq's Kurdistan region A drone targeted Erbil Arjaan by Rotana hotel in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Reuters reported. The US embassay in Baghdad had warned earlier in a post on X that Iran-aligned armed groups could target hotels popular with foreigners in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
UN calls for investigation after fuel tanker hit off Gaza coast A tanker operated by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was hit from the direction of the sea on Thursday while on its way to collect fuel for distribution inside Gaza. The agency said the tanker was empty at the time and no one was injured, but it was directly struck and damaged while travelling to a crossing to load fuel. “Fuel must be allowed into Gaza consistently, its delivery facilitated safely and without interruption,” said UN Undersecretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva, who called for a full investigation into the incident.
Baghdad [Iraq], March 7 (ANI): As the crisis escalates in West Asia, Reuters reported, citing Iraqi security sources on Saturday (local time), that a rocket attack targeted a military base housing a US diplomatic centre near the Baghdad international airport, as per Iraqi security sources.
